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“An enormous elephant has successfully eluded darting with a sedative and seems reluctant to be relocated – so a conservationist grabs the beast by the tail and pulls.” - NEWS.com.au

“An enormous elephant has successfully eluded darting with a sedative and seems reluctant to be relocated – so a conservationist grabs the beast by the tail and pulls.” - AdelaideNow

“At Anantara elephant camp, I met Boon Rot, all 10 feet and three or so tons of her, as she breakfasted on bamboo stalks. I’d come to the resort to take part in mahout, or elephant handler, training, and Boon Rot was my assigned animal.” - washingtonpost.com

“This mobile journey will include travelling off well-defined tracks and roads, following dry riverbeds and crossing open plains, taking everything that a traveller will need, in fully equipped land cruisers. Despite the remoteness of the regions visited, this mobile safari is designed to offer a good level of comfort throughout.” - PR.com

“Visitors can get rides on elephants this summer at Vandalur zoo. The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, popularly known as Vandalur zoo, is planning to start elephant safari rides from May 1. “- The Times of India

“Elephants painting, playing musical instruments, kicking soccer balls, dancing in mini skirts and trekking with humans strapped to their backs are some of the various pachyderm attractions available in northern Thailand.” - NewKerala.Com

“Laos, once known as the Land of a Million Elephants, faces warnings from conservationists that it could lose its herds within 50 years if it does not move quickly to protect them with tourism eyed as a possible savior.” - Reuters

“Elephants have been big business in Thailand for centuries, but it is only recently that they also have become tourist attractions.” - Bangkok Post

“The Sarojin Thailand, voted one of the world’s most luxurious and romantic resorts, is offering visitors a free elephant trek with its latest package when they upgrade to a Sarojin Suite. ” - e-Travel Blackboard

“Domesticated elephants had been used to lug timber in Thailand until the country banned logging. Now a philanthropist has created a new home for the pachyderms that’s also a tourist destination. Jocelyn Ford reports.” - Public Radio Marketplace

“Kenya’s population of elephants _ both a tourism drive and a measure of the state of the East African country’s wildlife _ is increasing, after successful anti-poaching measures and bans on the illegal ivory trade, wildlife officials said.
In Tsavo, Africa’s second-largest game reserve, 11,700 elephants were recorded during a five-day” - PR-inside.com

“One night in mid January and elephant calf fell into a 20 foot deep waste pit at Little Governors’ Camp on the edge of the Masai Mara. Wildlife Extra is surprised that somewhere such as Governors’ would have such a tempting but deadly pit.” - Wildlife Extra

“Animal protection groups have demanded a ban on elephant rides in Rajasthan’s famous Amber Fort after two tourists were injured when the pachyderms they were sitting on tussled with each other.” - News Post India

“Two foreign tourists, a German and an Italian, today sustained minor injuries after they fell from an elephant during a ride to Amber Fort near here.” - Sahara Samay

“The sanctuary, which is about 200km from Kuala Lumpur, was established in 1989 by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. The centre is dedicated to relocating and caring for elephants that have lost their habitat through deforestation. It’s amazing that we could be so close to the heart of nature and only three hours away from the city.” - thestar